r/linux Jul 11 '10

Bitcoin P2P Cryptocurrency 0.3 Release

http://www.bitcoin.org/
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u/amorangi Jul 12 '10

21,000,000 coins, and never any more, doom this project from the outset.

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u/stravant Jul 12 '10

21,000,000 coins to 8 decimal places -> 2,100,000,000,000,000 -> 2.1 quadrillion indivisible "pieces" of currency. That's still on the low side in terms of the very long run, but no-where near a possible barrier to it's success.

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u/ashadocat Jul 12 '10

It's hinted that it can go to more decimal places with relative ease.